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They have been ordered to let their 13-month-old boy die. he's battling a neurological disease. the canadian hospital that he is in wants to remove his breathing tube, saying he's in a permanent vegetative state and he should die in the hospital. a canadian board that oversees the government-run healthcare system has just agreed with the hospital and has ordered this child's parents, ordered them to consent to the death of their son. joseph's dad joins me now. thank you so much for being here. i know that you are originally from lebanon. so i will keep my questions short. i know your english i...

Circumstances. you didn't talk about a couple you had. >> two abortions. >> and in both cases, fairly tragic. >> yes. >> tell us about it. >> the first -- >> why you put it in the book. >> the first is an atopic pregnancy which of course is dangerous for a woman. the second one is one where we were told that our very much loved and wanted daughter had a severe brain abnormality. and we had to confront what we would do. >> you had already given her a name, hadn't you? >> tate elise. >> yeah. >> we went to four different doctors, hoping that someone would give us a different ray or a small ray o...

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